PRLog (Press Release) — Apr 08, 2009 — Cycling Fusion, a new indoor/outdoor cycling website, launched a fundraising campaign in March for cancer research group LiveStrong. The fundraiser is taking a group of common cyclists to Italy in early May where they will ride the first five stages of the Giro d’Italia, just hours ahead of Lance Armstrong and the other professionals.
One of the riders scheduled to participate, Raquel Schmidt, was diagnosed with cancer shortly after agreeing to the event. Despite her intentions to persevere and ride anyway, scheduled surgeries for the disease will prevent her from joining the team. The unfortunate timing of her diagnosis and absence gives the Giretto cycling team a new reason to ride and work to fight cancer.
Boasting a positive attitude, Schmidt says she has already asked Gene Nacey, founder of Cycling Fusion and event sponsor Global Ride, to “save [her] a spot on next year’s team,” and that she has “asked everyone who was planning to donate to me to donate to others on the Giretto team for this year at the website.”
These cyclists are being sponsored mile for mile by supporters, and all the money collected will be donated to cancer research through the LiveStrong Foundation.
Schmidt’s absence also opens up one more slot for a rider to join the team. Information about rider requirements can be found on the website. The deadline to sign up is April 10, 2009.
To get more information about the Giretto, LiveStrong, or to make a donation, visit www.cyclingfusion.com
Note: Raquel Schmidt is a Master Instructor with Spinning – John
I have been experimenting with the iSpinning & iNewLeaf iPhone apps and I am preparing a review and step by step instructional video that I will be posting next week.
I also have an Interview scheduled with Michael Williams, CEO of iTMP Technology, Inc., the creators of both the iPhone apps and the SMHeart Link that connects your heart rate monitor and Spinning Computer cadence sensor to your iPhone.
I woke up this morning and my thermometer said —29 degrees Fahrenheit, not Celsius, and my first thought was how grateful I am for Spinning / Indoor Cycling and having a warm place where I can participate in a group fitness activity.
So I'm proclaiming today, January 16th, as Johnny G day!
Maybe we can get our new President Obama to make it official?
Johnny G has a Facebook if you feel like dropping him a note of thanks here
If you are teaching a class today or this weekend be sure to tell all your participants.
In Podcast #27 Bob Rebach, AKA SpinBob, discussed an upcoming article in this months Spinning News and they included a link back to Bob's Podcast!
Starting a Mentoring Program
By Bob Rebach
Maybe you’ve heard that providing a mentor to new instructors can strengthen and unify your staff and program. Or you might have heard that, with a mentor’s help, training and acclimating instructors new to your facility will be faster and smoother. Well, those things are true. So if at any time you’ve wondered how you can start a program at your facility, here are the steps to follow: The rest is here…
I'm talking with a number of companies that have some new products that are targeted at Indoor Cycling and Group Fitness Instructors. They want to know if listeners to this Podcast would be interested in participating in some product evaluations.
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This was very cool. Here is a video of the Heart Zones JumboTRON in use. Sally Edwards demonstrated it at the Heart Zones Indoor Cycling Certification Conference I attended. Heart Rate and training zones for everyone in the class is displayed on the screen. The video playing on the right is the Hawaii Global Ride DVD.
launched a fundraising campaign in March for cancer research group LiveStrong. The fundraiser is taking a group of common cyclists to Italy in early May where they will ride the first five stages of the Giro d’Italia, just hours ahead of Lance Armstrong and the other professionals.
not Celsius, and my first thought was how grateful I am for Spinning / Indoor Cycling and having a warm place where I can participate in a group fitness activity.